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STATEWIDE By Chad Weth
Call for 2025 Technical Sessions

As we prepare to gather September equipment is provided. All TCAPWA/ signage for conference break-out rooms
22-24, 2025 in Memphis for our annual SWANA members are encouraged to will highlight the presentation title and
TCAPWA/SWANA Conference, part of attend these sessions and receive CE presenter’s name.
the meeting’s appeal is anticipation of credits (if available). For even more statewide exposure with
our members’ shared best practices in the We’ll ensure good visibility for your additional audiences, each presenter is
Technical Sessions. And for this, we need session, both before and after the event. invited to provide a written summary of
YOUR help. Several paragraphs describing each of their session for publication in an issue
Technical Sessions: Highlighting Innovative the Technical Sessions and presenter(s) of TPW Magazine, allowing for increased
Projects and New Technologies are published in the Conference Issue of access to Public Works professionals
across Tennessee and beyond, both
TPW Magazine (available late summer),
We’re assembling a group of dynamic with the presenter’s name, title, and digitally and in print.
speakers to present on a variety of company (or city, etc.). Example of 2024
subjects for our Technical Sessions, Session lineup is below. For more information or to submit your
and we encourage you to think about That information is repeated in the proposed session contact Chad Weth,
proposing a topic related to your city or on-site conference materials inside each cweth@knoxvilletn.gov, 865-215-2060
business. registration packet, as well as in our (office) or 865-755-2986 (cell).
To enrich our attendees’ knowledge online materials. In addition, directional
about the Public Works industry and
statewide innovative work practices, AS AN EXAMPLE THE 2024 SESSIONS WERE THE FOLLOWING:
we’re issuing a call for a wide variety of
Technical Session Presentations. If you’d TCAPWA/SWANA 2024 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
description of your topic and a brief bio Professional Development Opportunities
like to propose a session, send a brief

of the proposed presenter(s) to Chad
Weth at cweth@knoxvilletn.gov by the TCAPWA Room 1 TCAPWA Room 2 SWANA Room 3
June 20 deadline. Technical Leveraging Women in Public Curbside & Cafeteria
For example: Session #1 Technology Works Committee Composting Pilot
• Have you had any innovative projects 9:00 - to Create an ADA Kimberly Strong, Allie Omens,
in the last year (or so) that you’d like to 9:50 a.m. Accessible City of Chattanooga C&D Recycling Coordinator
share? Music City Constituent Services Manager Metro Nashville Waste Services
TCAPWA President Elect
• Any best practices that could become Joe Martin
Demetrius Frinkley
industry standards? Some lessons LDA Engineering
learned?
• Success with some new technology that Technical Growing Thriving Four-Way Stops, The Future of
might be applicable to share with our Session #2 CommuniTrees: Are They Ever Solid Waste –
group? 10:00 - Capitalizing on the the Right Answer Think Outside
• Want to brag a little about a new 10:50 a.m. Benefits of Trees Houston Dougherty, PE the Box
to Advance
Cannon & Cannon Inc.
training or piece of equipment that Community Goals Becky Caldwell, MBA, SC
President, Caldwell
improved your efficiency? Ashley Kite-Rowland Environmental Solutions
The sessions will be held Wednesday, 2024 TECHNICAL SESSIONS - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30 TN Department of Agriculture
September 24, at 9 and 10 a.m. and
Technical
then at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Each time Session #3 Storm Drain Laws Round Table Hotel Waste –
Discussion:
The Future
period offers a choice of three sessions, 1:30 - John Chlarson, PE Issues Facing Public is Green
University of Tennessee
with each session featuring a different 2:20 p.m. Municipal Technical Works Departments Jay Raynor,
technical or professional development Advisory Service Chad Weth, Knoxville General Manager
topic. Todd Hoppenstedt, Brentwood Marriott Chattanooga
Matt Brown, Lakeland
Session Topics Offer Excellent Branding Jerramy Wood, Chattanooga
and Visibility for Your City or Business
Technical
Our conference’s Educational Session #4 Collection System Updates to the Obtaining 85%
Master Planning
Manual on Uniform
Landfill Diversion
Technical Sessions are known for 2:30 - Kyle Pattison Traffic Control Mark Brown, CEO
providing attendees with high-quality 3:30 p.m. Gresham Smith Devices WastAway
information and discussion, doubling as (MUTCD)
convenient and cost-effective training. Matthew Cate
Each 50-minute session usually attracts a TN Transportation Assistance
minimum of 25 attendees. Audio/visual Program (TTAP)
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